At 5:30 in the afternoon, the troop transport vehicle stopped at the entrance of the yard.

Song Fuyu looked at the big truck at the door. It was much bigger than she had imagined, and there was a military green tarpaulin at the back to keep out the rain.

Fortunately, the road in the village is full of potholes and water accumulates when it rains, but it is still relatively wide, otherwise such a large car would not be able to drive in.

"Thank you for taking a long way to pick us up."

"Come in and have a cup of tea to warm yourself up. Dinner will have to wait a while."

She didn't expect them to come so early today. Ziyuan had said before that they would arrive around seven o'clock. In order to let them have a hot meal, she started preparing dinner very late.

"Are you Sister Yan?"

Three soldiers got out of the car and looked at the young, beautiful and fair-skinned Song Fuyu with a sense of uncertainty.

"Yes, I am Song Fuyu, the wife of your Captain Yan."

"Hello, sister-in-law!"

The three of them saluted towards Song Fuyu at the same time, because she was Yan Tuan's wife.

"Sister-in-law, my name is Liu Hua, and everyone calls me Huazi."

"I'm Gu Yongyuan, and his name is Wang Dehui."

"Hello."

"This is not the military, no need to be so formal, just be casual and treat it like your own home."

"Sister-in-law, where is Yan Tuan? Isn't he at home now?"

The three of them still felt a little uncomfortable facing their sister-in-law directly.

"He went to deliver something to a villager and will be back soon."

After leaving Shanhe Village this time, it is unknown when I will return.

Yan Ziyuan took advantage of the fact that it was dinner time and almost no one in the village went out, and went to the cowshed with two bags of supplies.

Ever since Guo Hongxuan performed a bullet removal operation on Yan Ziyuan, the couple would send some things to the cowshed every once in a while. They would come back directly after delivering the things, and they would not communicate much. Even Jin Kai didn't know that they were still in contact with the people in the cowshed.

After delivering the things and informing them that I would be leaving today, I returned home.

"Hua Zi, why did you come so early today?"

"Master Li knew we were coming to help you and your sister-in-law move things, so he asked us to leave an hour earlier."

"Tuan Yan, do we need to load all of these into the car?"

After the three of them finished their tea, they immediately stood up and prepared to work.

"Yes, everything in this room and the room outside must be loaded into the car."

"OK!"

The three men rolled up their sleeves and began loading things into the car.

"Yantuan, is this jar filled with wine? It smells so good."

In addition to the jars of wine, there were also several small jars of pickles and a large jar of kimchi.

Before going to Beijing, Song Fuyu asked his uncle Lin to bring back a few jars and take them to the army. This way, even if there were no fresh vegetables for two or three months, they would not have to worry about having no vegetables to eat.

In order to prevent the jars from breaking on the way, Song Fuyu specially asked Uncle Wang, who had built the stove for them, to weave a few bamboo baskets, and also asked the team leader to get some rice straw to put underneath.

"It's wine. I have to drive today and I can't drink."

"After we go back and clean up, we'll invite you guys over for a good drink."

"It's a deal. The three of us are waiting."

"Don't worry, I can't rely on you."

With his promise, the three men worked harder to move things. It took less than ten minutes to load everything into the car.

"Have you moved everything?"

Song Fuyu came out with two bowls of food and found that the luggage in the room was empty.

"If we finish moving now, we can leave right after dinner. Otherwise, we won't arrive until one or two in the morning."

"You've worked hard. Wash your hands and come over to eat."

For the last meal in the village, only Jin Kai and Tong Youyou were invited.

Jin Kai was fine, but Youyou felt a little uncomfortable.

Song Fuyu was the first person she spoke to after she went to the countryside. It was all thanks to her that she was able to adapt to Shanhe Village so quickly.

"What's the matter? Even if we can't see each other in the village in the future, we can still see each other in the compound during the New Year."

“I just don’t like the feeling of separation.”

"It's okay. Jin Kai will move to my place tomorrow. He will talk to you, and he will definitely protect you."

"I don't want his protection. I am no longer the child I was when I first went to the countryside."

In the past year and a half, she has learned a lot and grown a lot.

In her mother's words, she has not only grown older, but also grown smarter, which is her biggest gain after going to the countryside.

"Okay, don't be so sad, go wash your face and come over to eat."

"Today is a happy farewell, no tears are allowed."

Pushing her to the back to wash her face, Song Fuyu took the bowl to help them serve rice.

Several of them were big eaters, so today she didn't use the small bowls she had used before. She just took the big bowl and filled each of them with a full bowl of rice.

"Sister-in-law, you are too polite. Just cook us a bowl of porridge with some pickles. You don't have to make so many delicious dishes for us."

There were six dishes and one soup on the table, three meat dishes and three vegetable dishes. The soup was vegetable and egg soup, and the staple food was rice, which was better than what they had eaten during previous Chinese New Years.

They just came to help, and in their opinion, it was no big deal. Looking at so many delicious foods on the table, they felt a little embarrassed to pick up their chopsticks.

"It's not made especially for you."

"I've been a sent-down youth in the countryside for so long, and I'm leaving soon. I cooked a few dishes to commemorate you. You just happened to meet me."

"Eat as much as you want. If we don't finish it today, we can't take it away. If we throw it away, it will be a waste."

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, with us here, there will definitely be no waste."

Although they knew that the sister-in-law was just being polite, they felt very comfortable listening to her. She really didn't mind them eating more.

Unlike some sisters-in-law, when they went to help, although they left some food, the expressions on their faces changed instantly after they picked up a few more dishes, making them feel confused whether to eat or not.

In the end, there was not a drop of soup left from all the dishes on the table, and the "Clean Plate" campaign was perfectly implemented.

"Sister Fu Yu, it's getting late. You should get in the car and get on your way. Just leave the dishes for us to wash."

After dinner, it was completely dark outside. Fortunately, the weather was good today, with no wind, rain, or snow.

"Okay, we'll leave first. You and Jin Kai should stay in the village. If you have any questions, please write to me or send me a telegram."

"Hmm~"

Although she was reluctant to leave, Tong Youyou held back her tears and watched them get on the bus.

Gu Yongyuan and Wang Dehui were originally sitting on the passenger seat of the car. Today, with Song Fuyu there, the two of them got into the back of the car without any hesitation.

"Each of you should take one of these two hot water bottles. If you feel cold, there is still hot water in the kettle at the back. You can change it."

"Sister-in-law, the car is covered with a tarpaulin to block the wind. We are not cold. Please take the hot water bottle yourself."

"It's okay. I installed two in front."

After hearing what she said, Gu Yongyuan and the others took the hot water bottles without hesitation.

My hands and heart felt warmer in an instant.

Yan Tuan is so lucky to have found such a gentle and virtuous wife like his sister-in-law.

They didn't know when they would be able to find wives, but seeing how Yan Tuan and his wife got along with each other stirred the desire to get married in their hearts.